" RED HARVEST," one of Dashiell Hammett's earlier novels and a work which helped establish his reputation in the tough, murder-mystery school, may turn up on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's production schedule, if Richard Brooks can sell the idea to company executives. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on February 24, 1952, on Page X5 of the New York edition with the headline: RANDOM OBSERVATIONS ON PICTURES AND PEOPLE; Adaptation of Dashiell Hammett Novel Planned -- Humphrey Bogart's Agenda. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe